* Total days spent at location
SWITZERLAND
AUSTRIA
Source: Russian Foreign Ministry; U.S. State Department
U.S.
GERMANY
QATAR
Research: Deana Kjuka; Li Luo; Wojtek Grojec. Design: Carlos Coelho
RUSSIA
Kerry spent 19 days in a row in Vienna as world powers and Iran scrambled to reach an agreement on Iran's nuclear program
VIENNA April/May/July 2015:
Kerry and Lavrov met four times during their visits to Vienna and discussed the conflict in Syria as well as Iran's nuclear program
2015
VISITED IN
COUNTRIES
50
That’s the longest period that any top U.S. official has devoted to an international negotiation since Henry Kissinger’s 1974 Middle East peace odyssey
MUNICH February 7, 2015:
The top diplomats met on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference to discuss proposals to settle the conflict in eastern Ukraine
DOHA August 3, 2015:
Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir received Kerry and Lavrov for talks on the Syrian conflict
MOSCOW December 15, 2015: Following their meeting on Syria, Kerry told journalists that “the United States stands ready to work with Russia.”
LAUSANNE March/April 2015:
Iran’s nuclear program was yet again the reason for Lavrov and Kerry to sit at the same table on March 29-30, ahead of an interim deal reached April 2
GENEVA March 2, 2015:
Lavrov and Kerry spoke for roughly 80 minutes at a Geneva hotel about Ukraine, Syria, and the negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program
NEW YORK Sept 27, 2015:
Kerry and Lavrov met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meeting in New York to discuss the ongoing conflict in Syria